The Book of Forgiving - Softcover

Tutu, Archbishop Desmond; Tutu, Rev Mpho

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007512880 ISBN 13: 9780007512881

Publisher: William Collins, 2014

Synopsis

The Book of Forgiving, written together by the Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and his daughter Revd Mpho Tutu, offers a deeply personal testament and guide to the process of forgiveness.

All of us have at times needed both to forgive and be forgiven – whether small, everyday harms or real traumas. But the path to forgiveness is not easy, and the process unclear.
How do we let go of resentment when we have been harmed, at times irreparably? How do we forgive and still pursue justice? How do we heal our hearts? How do we heal the
harm we have caused others? And how do we forgive ourselves?

Drawing on his memories of reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, together with his daughter, Revd Mpho Tutu, herself an experienced
teacher and preacher, offers four concrete steps along the path to forgiving and being forgiven.

Each chapter contains reflections and personal stories, as well as exercises for practising each step of the path. The Book of Forgiving is a touchstone and tool for anyone seeking
the freedom of forgiveness: an inspiring guide to healing ourselves and creating a more united world.

About this title

Review:

'I am lost for words to express my appreciation for this book. With considerable courage the authors recall the hurts they and others have suffered and how, in the face of dreadful
wrongs,forgiveness has proved to be truly healing.’ – Terry Waite

‘Desmond and Mpho Tutu have been very practical and generous in writing this book. Drawing on an experience of suffering and forgiveness which no-one would wish to
endure, they make a loving gift of it to make forgiving easier for their readers, who should be many – for the need to forgive is as basic to our humanity and the future of our species
as eating and breathing.’ – Diarmaid McCullough

‘Bishop Tutu and his daughter Mpho reveal groundbreaking insights as to how to acknowledge and resolve our lifelong burdens of anguish and pain towards a new paradigm of transformative healing.’ – Annie Lennox

From the Back Cover:

How do I forgive?

Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has witnessed some of the worst crimes people can inflict on others. So wherever he goes, he inevitably gets asked this question. This book is his answer. Writing with his daughter, Mpho, an Anglican priest, they lay out the simple but profound truths about the significance of forgiveness, how it works, why everyone needs to know how to grant it and receive it, and why granting forgiveness is the greatest gift we can give to ourselves when we have been wronged.

They explain the four-step process of forgiveness--Telling the Story, Naming the Hurt, Granting Forgiveness, and Renewing or Releasing the Relationship--as well as offer meditations, exercises, and prayers to guide the reader along the way.

"With each act of forgiveness, whether small or great, we move toward wholeness," they write. "Forgiveness is how we bring peace to ourselves and our world."

About this edition

• Publisher: William Collins
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0007512880
• ISBN 13: 9780007512881
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240